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Immediately when Bård Breivik got the diagnosis of a terminal cancer he started digging up the battle-axe. ”This will not get me!” was his response. His interest and admiration for the native North American Indians was well documented and he often referred to his childhood heroes as an inspiration for his work. Based in New York from the late 1980’s he sometimes visited the third floor of the Museum of Natural History. Here he found mask patterns and even paint powder for facial painting in small brown pouches. /.../ So he decided not only to fight back, but to create an extended art project …